April 2011
The economic rebound that American manufacturing is enjoying right now will not be sustained without our government helping to create a globally competitive business climate. Mike Riley explores the good news that Uncle Sam appears to have finally heard the word.
Through the use of standard canned cycles on today’s advanced CNC, Randy Pearson of Siemens Industry shows how the programmer can use much higher levels of language without the need for custom writes, when transitioning among part family members.
To maximize laser cutting productivity but maintain process reliability, certain considerations beyond laser power must be employed to process thicker material effectively.
The economic rebound that American manufacturing is enjoying right now will not be sustained without our government helping to create a globally competitive business climate. Mike Riley explores the good news that Uncle Sam appears to have finally heard the word.
To maximize laser cutting productivity but maintain process reliability, certain considerations beyond laser power must be employed to process thicker material effectively.
A tandem 40 ft press brake from Cincinnati Inc. bends the largest barge components from single piece of material, eliminates outsourcing, reduces labor, and allows the new $30 million repair facility of McGinnis, Inc. to reduce out-of-service time, keep barges and towboats in operation.
These sales truths fly in the face of the traditional marketing – and promise to stimulate your thinking.
Ammunition reloading equipment manufacturer RCBS replaced manual surface finishing with an automated diamond-crystal operation from Brush Research Manufacturing to overcome ergonomic and quality problems – and increases production efficiency up to 70 percent.
Through the use of standard canned cycles on today’s advanced CNC, Randy Pearson of Siemens Industry shows how the programmer can use much higher levels of language without the need for custom writes, when transitioning among part family members.
Wisconsin job shop Lindquist Machine adapts to the changing economy by increasing its presence in the nuclear energy market and adding wind energy customers with the help of an FT 3500 horizontal boring mill.
Dr. Robert Evans of Quaker Chemical heads a research team that shares some useful insights into the importance of highly engineered aluminum machining fluids in high speed cutting operations.
Living Water Studios, a Christian art studio, uses Jet Edge industrial waterjet cutting technology at Pegasus Northwest to express faith and good humor through stunning works of art created in stone, metals and Lumicor® resin panels.
A look at how ASML Optics uses DMG machines and Siemens controls to efficiently machine components for the semiconductor industry, including wafer stepper and scanner machines.
Paula Flanders of Hypertherm explains how new materials and torch shapes are increasing the range of plasma cutting applications.
Composite specialist Lamiflex uses the VISI suite of design and manufacturing tools from Vero Software to put a modern spin on the traditional exercise bike and create an innovative piece of luxury fitness equipment.
In terms of welding costs, the choice between solid wire and metal core wire is not a simple one. Here’s why it all boils down to perspective.
Ed Zitney of SKF Machine Tool Services shares universal lessons learned from four success stories of operations that managed to achieve positive outcomes from the machine tool spindle breakdowns they were encountering.
Phil La Duke of Rockford Greene launches a series that deeply explores different ideas about safety and what can be done to actually make the workplace safer.
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